Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-25
W. H. TaylorIW. e. TaylorIW. lei. Taylor

sage it Is q pleasure to kncw that fashion
is on the side OF good health. The woman
who fer one moment i4sncies mat the belt
measuring from eighteen TO tWenty-One
inches is the girdle OF beauty has TO
learn that no stylish dressmakers
admit such me2sUrem ants. This is q
lingering OF old-time ideas, when women
were not supposed 10 eat, or 20 wear any
shoe but L "dainty slipper" that to be
delicate, aaTe nerves, and faint, was the
acme Il refinement, and that invGlidism
was matter Of pride and not OF mortiti-
cation Sc it should be.
Women are now expected 10 be robust,
to De brown, 20 CaYt muscle, and IL or
der TO DC this they have touad it ncces-
s2ry 20 give scope for the full pls7 OF the
vital organs. Corsess ara noW fitted TO
the figaro and not the figure to the corset;
they are adjusted, ard nc pulling OF
strings each Lime they are put on. The
c0Tsage is no longer : case Of whale
bones, and nothing in fashionable
circles would betraY the country dress
maker mor5 than E display Of these IN
every @ssm, cnCasing forIa so suiffly SIS
70 forbid say ease or pLisnCy in move
ment. The waists are al very long, with
long points il FROM and narrow pcstil-
ions IL lie back. These C0ra6ges src &Il
much trimmed and decorated; the collars
sre high Med.Ci, the wa!Stc0ats aud plas-
irons narrow. For house the sleeves are
Of half length and tie trimmings ere
beads q I'll cCl0r6, iaC9s, and embroid-
eTiss. The skirts OF a1l these gowns have
neither fo2rces, ruttle8 or elaborate
Ggaperies; there are decorated panels
shown by tie upper skirt being parted;
the whole design Of these gowns is TO
give Inc eject OF Greek statue 70 the
W2arer when IN state CT repose.
One OF the prattiest imported fabrics
this fsll is tie 'MOire Franchise" It is
& silk having MORE effect, but by fold
ing and draplng brings cut many unsus-
peCte3 tilts similar to the gray ribbon
described last week. This material is OF
plain MORE, also Of heavily brocaded sur
face and il Pekiu stripes, the whole sur
face watered with wide waves or N
ripple8 and iIregulsr, making it very
lovely TO look upon. Henrietta cloth is
much worn and IS not confined to black,
but comes in al the popular coloTs. It's
adap;ation to folds and dTaping will in
sure lis popularity, especially as il COM
Dimes with lace and With other dress
material SO effectively. The black
IS charming IL combination with
the white Henrietta cloth which has been
recently introduced, the following is
description O. particularly stvlish and
becoming suit recently msde OF fine black
Henrietta cloth, With plated panel, collar,
vest and cuffs OF the new white Henrietta
cloth. The dress is trimmed with white
cord an6 drop ornaments, epaulets and
lOOpings in pure military style, and one
side OF the drspery IS iAced with white.
a black straw bonnet is trimmed with
loops and bows Of white crown picot
edged ribbon, fsn Of white and larger
fan OF black goods, and TWO sea gulls
wings. The gloves ere Of black dressed
kid with heaYF white stitching, and the
parasol IS CO thick black silk with white
lining, ald bow OF white ribbon on the
handle.
Another pretty costume in black and
Waite Is of c:eeIu- white u-5uliDe cloth
@9'l $ f-iSbr3 tcIos, the 'front.' aDd side
oEcadths with long half-panels that lap
one over the other, the panels reaching
the entire length Of the skirt. These are
decorated with five rows of black velvet
ribbon. In the back is full draping,
with cream white MORE sash as finish.
Above this is stylish Babel coat Of
blsck velvet opening over a cream Yhite
SILK blouse vest, dotted with black. En-
suite is wee cap bonnet of the velvet,
trimmed with white velvet marguerites,
simply as beautiful creations our girls